verb · academic
evaluate
/ɪˈvæljueɪt/e·VAL·u·ate
To judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something
Examples
“The researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the new curriculum.”
“It is difficult to evaluate the long-term impact of the policy.”
“Students were asked to evaluate each other's presentations.”
Band 8 sentence
“The researchers evaluated the intervention using both qualitative interviews and quantitative measures.”
Collocations
- evaluate the effectiveness
- critically evaluate
- evaluate whether
Word family
Common mistakes
We need to evaluate about the data.→We need to evaluate the data.
They will be evaluation the program next month.→They will be evaluating the program next month.
Say it for a higher band
5check→6assess→7+evaluate
Synonyms
assess
Easily confused
assess
“The committee evaluated the proposals according to clear criteria.”
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